Program Manager 1 - Hilton College - (496609 )

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 48,900; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a professional to manage the day-to-day operations of a small to medium-sized university program within the Global Hospitality Leadership department.

The role includes supervising staff and student workers, overseeing budgets, and developing procedures. Travel for recruitment events may be required; a Bachelor's degree and one year of related experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Must have Bachelor's degree and one year of related professional experience.
• Experience in student recruitment, admissions, academic advising, program management, or student services.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel for recruitment events, high school visits, college fairs, and outreach activities.

Responsibilities

• Plans and develops procedures for administering a small or medium-sized department or program.
• Oversees program expenditures and ensures adherence to budget.
• Provides guidance to subordinate staff and evaluates performance.
• Prepares abstracts, research reports, funding proposals, and manuals.
• Reviews reports of budgets and activities.
• Prepares ad hoc reports as needed.
• Administers grants and grant-related communications, scholarships and operations.
• Develops, implements and maintains policies and procedures.
• May serve as property custodian for the department.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Student recruitment

Admissions

Academic advising

Academic program management

Student services

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Slate CRM

Job description

Department: Global HospitalityLeadershipSalary: 43,000 - 48,900

Description:

Manages the day-to-day operations of a small or medium-sizeduniversity program or department. May supervise staff employees,student workers, programs or processes.

1. Plans and develops procedures for administering a small ormedium-sized department or program.
2. Oversees program expenditures and ensures adherence tobudget.
3. Provides guidance to subordinate staff and evaluatesperformance.
4. May prepare or participate in the creation of abstracts,research reports, funding proposals, operations and proceduremanuals, and other written material and documentation.
5. Reviews reports of budgets and activities.
6. Prepares ad hoc reports as needed.
7. May administer grants and grant-related related communications,scholarships and other operations.
8. Develops, implements and maintains appropriate policies andprocedures.
9. May serve as property custodian for the department.
10. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• - Bachelor's degree and one (1) year of related professionalexperience.
• - One (1) year of experience in one or more of the followingareas:
  • * Student recruitment
  • * Admissions
  • * Academic advising
  • * Academic program management
  • * Student services or other related experience in highereducation
• - Valid driver's license and reliable transportation, with theability to travel for recruitment events, high school visits,college fairs, and other outreach activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• - Experience planning and coordinating events in higher educationor the hospitality industry.
• - Experience advising prospective, transfer, or current collegestudents.
• - Experience with undergraduate student recruitment andoutreach.
• - Experience presenting to groups or conducting informationsessions.
• - Experience using a CRM system (e.g., Slate) or other studentinformation systems.
• - Bilingual (Spanish preferred).

MQ: Education: Requires a thorough understanding of boththeoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical orprofessional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than oneprofessional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normallyobtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree froma college or university or an equivalent in-depth specializedtraining program that is directly related to the type of work beingperformed. Experience: No experience required.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.